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>> thank you, gwen. >> that does it for us. fox 5 news. you know the drill. we are always on. >> keep it right here feldman is in the studios. sports extra is coming your way in just a few moments. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ look at all this stuff for...
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gwen tolbart, a lot of us hoping to start off the week with much the same. what do you say? >> we've got some sunshine for people. things will take a change during the course of the week. today's highs were not bad, pretty close to seasonal and to a little above, 7 to 8 degrees above seasonal, right now we're 75 degrees and 72 at annapolis and 71 degrees at dulles. so for tonight we are talking mostly some cloudy skies, light winds, 63 degrees your overnight low, winds from the west switching northwest and we're also going to have a really good luck and an update on what's happening with hurricane igor and tropical storm julia because we've got some changes coming up in our forecast as well and they just might be a factor in that. i'll have the details coming up a bit later. back to you. >>> the redskins were trying to do something they hadn't done in three years, start season 2- 0 and of after last year's 4-12 record that would be a major improvement to say the least. sports director dave feldman on deck with the low down on today's roller coaster ride. it went into overtim
gwen tolbart, a lot of us hoping to start off the week with much the same. what do you say? >> we've got some sunshine for people. things will take a change during the course of the week. today's highs were not bad, pretty close to seasonal and to a little above, 7 to 8 degrees above seasonal, right now we're 75 degrees and 72 at annapolis and 71 degrees at dulles. so for tonight we are talking mostly some cloudy skies, light winds, 63 degrees your overnight low, winds from the west...
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gwen tolbert is down in the weather center with change. >> talk about one extreme to the other. let's look at what the highs were yesterday because we broke records at a couple of locations. 93 degrees at national airport. 93 at dulles. and that was a record that was broken. and baltimore 91 degrees. well we're a far cry from that as we move through into the course of today. already starting out very much on the cooler side. we currently have 67 degrees at national airport. only 59 degrees at gaithersburg. and we've got 59 at fredericksberg as well. and 68 degrees at annapolis. our live doppler radar showing you we have a little bit of wet weather moving in across the region. and that is something we're going to keep an eye on during the course of the day. a few light sprinkles right now. we'll see that change during the course of the evening hours. and back to the maps. for today, we're talking over cast highs. high of 71 degrees. almost 20 degrees cooler than yesterday and that's the kind of trend we're looking at. i'll have the details and a look at the five-day later. back t
gwen tolbert is down in the weather center with change. >> talk about one extreme to the other. let's look at what the highs were yesterday because we broke records at a couple of locations. 93 degrees at national airport. 93 at dulles. and that was a record that was broken. and baltimore 91 degrees. well we're a far cry from that as we move through into the course of today. already starting out very much on the cooler side. we currently have 67 degrees at national airport. only 59...
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things heating up for the workweek all coming up next in gwen tolbert's forecast. stay with us. >>> it was an absolutely gorgeous day today, the kind of day perfect for a picnic and potato salad. >> are you hungry? >> yes. >> this is where fox 5's tisha thompson ended up with some very special kids who know a thing or two about what it means to have a day like. this these kids got a second chance at life. >> reporter: for most kids running around the play ground is no big deal, but 10-year-old daniel copeland told us he knows he's lucky as he showed off what's left of his two heart surgeries. >> they see my scar because my shirt hangs down sometimes, i say oh, i had trunkois i riotis and they say what the heck it s that and i say it's a problem with the -- heck is that and i say it's a problem with the arteries. >> reporter: daniel is one of 200 kids who came to a picnic held for children to. get into this party you had to have heart surgery when you were very, very little. >> when i was born, i had a problem and i had to go to a hospital then. >
things heating up for the workweek all coming up next in gwen tolbert's forecast. stay with us. >>> it was an absolutely gorgeous day today, the kind of day perfect for a picnic and potato salad. >> are you hungry? >> yes. >> this is where fox 5's tisha thompson ended up with some very special kids who know a thing or two about what it means to have a day like. this these kids got a second chance at life. >> reporter: for most kids running...
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gwen tolbert is down in the weather center tracking things for us. >> hi, melanie. we've had a stellar weekend. and hopefully people did get out to enjoy it. and today we'll do well also. let's begin with a look at where we hit temperatures. we were right on the mark for national airport, 79 degrees, where we should be. 79 for dulles and 76 at bwi. as far as sky conditions are concerned, they are fairly clear. here is a look at the current temperatures. a cool start to the morning. just feeling the little tiny pinch of fall weather. 55 degrees at gaithersburg this hour. 63 at washington and national airport. 59 at baltimore. 57 in dulles and 54 to the west in winchester. and speaking of igor, a huge storm. 190 miles south of bermuda, it's a dangerous storm, expected to pass over the island of bermuda into tonight. maximum sustained winds are at 85 miles per hour with higher gusts and it is expected to leave anywhere from 6-9 inches of rainfall and also you mentioned the wave heights and coastal areas are going to be effected by the strong storm surge so we'll have m
gwen tolbert is down in the weather center tracking things for us. >> hi, melanie. we've had a stellar weekend. and hopefully people did get out to enjoy it. and today we'll do well also. let's begin with a look at where we hit temperatures. we were right on the mark for national airport, 79 degrees, where we should be. 79 for dulles and 76 at bwi. as far as sky conditions are concerned, they are fairly clear. here is a look at the current temperatures. a cool start to the morning. just...
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we start to dry out by midday. >> 83 sounds good. >> thank you, gwen. >> thanks, gwen. >> 54 years ago today richard nixon and john kennedy faced off in the first televised presidential debate changing the course of american history and politics, for that matter. well, the power of t.v. put jfk there first. fox's eric shawn looks back. >> reporter: it simply changed the way we elect presidents. 70million americans watched as john f. kennedy and richard nixon sparred in the first live televised presidential debate. >> the question is which point of view and which party do we want to lead the united states? >> i know what it means to be poor. i know what it means to see people unemployed. >> the seventh game of the world series becomes those debates, particularly the first one. >> reporter: david is the author of the new book 1960lbj versus jfk versus nixon. >> it is two men stripping down, going into the ring with one-on-one and each hoping to bloody the other one. >> what does a cut mean? it means get out kick in five seconds. >> reporter: in 1960 actually four debate but the first one
we start to dry out by midday. >> 83 sounds good. >> thank you, gwen. >> thanks, gwen. >> 54 years ago today richard nixon and john kennedy faced off in the first televised presidential debate changing the course of american history and politics, for that matter. well, the power of t.v. put jfk there first. fox's eric shawn looks back. >> reporter: it simply changed the way we elect presidents. 70million americans watched as john f. kennedy and richard nixon...
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latest information about the disaster and find out when they might be able to get into their homes gwen -- again. ktvu was there and has this report. >> reporter: they held a town hall meeting. though the worship center was hot tempers remained mostly cool. the most asked question got answered first. >> we will be announcing the specifics of the re-entry time and location tomorrow morning. we currently anticipate that that re-entry will begin at noon tomorrow. >> most folks seemed to accept the wait. >> i know the power is out all along that street. so, you know, it's limited what you can do up there anyway. >> reporter: but stress counsellors say they still worry. >> especially their photographs are still there. more than anything else that their photographs are still there. >> reporter: community centers have many, many purposes but none so important as what's going on here right now. >> right now i am helping friends. >> reporter: booth after booth dealing with everyone from getting lost ids back to repairing or rebuilding their homes. >> and can they get some money from pg&e to hold
latest information about the disaster and find out when they might be able to get into their homes gwen -- again. ktvu was there and has this report. >> reporter: they held a town hall meeting. though the worship center was hot tempers remained mostly cool. the most asked question got answered first. >> we will be announcing the specifics of the re-entry time and location tomorrow morning. we currently anticipate that that re-entry will begin at noon tomorrow. >> most folks...